KCB Profit Jumps 21% as Banks Outside Kenya Carry More Weight
KCB half-year profit rose 20.8% to KSh49.3 billion before tax, with regional banks outside Kenya contributing 27.7% of group earnings...
August 14, 2026Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
KCB half-year profit rose 20.8% to KSh49.3 billion before tax, with regional banks outside Kenya contributing 27.7% of group earnings...
August 14, 2026
Nigeria deep offshore investment now has a rules-based framework President Tinubu says could unlock US$50 billion, starting with Bonga South...
August 14, 2026
Stanbic Bank Tanzania launched direct yuan settlement on Aug. 12, 2026, letting businesses trade with China without converting through the...
August 14, 2026
South Africa's coal exit will not follow foreign agendas, Minister Ramokgopa says, as coal still supplies about 83% of the...
August 14, 2026
Netstar is using AI and telematics data to win back ground in South Africa's vehicle tracking market, where it has...
August 14, 2026
Mozambique's cabinet has authorised talks on a partial Tmcel stake sale, seeking private capital for the loss-making state telecom without...
August 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 13: Zambia votes on whether a debt restructuring reached its households, with more than 70%...
August 13, 2026
The NDDC levies recovery saw Nigeria's EFCC reclaim over N115 billion and $84 million in unpaid statutory levies from oil...
August 13, 2026
Nigeria's FMBN launched a diaspora mortgage loan in London on 7 August 2026, offering up to ₦100 million at 9...
August 13, 2026